Improvement in reefing sails



O. W. A TWOOD.

REEFING SAI LS.

ITO-188,491. Patented March 20, 1877.

N-PEI'iRS, Pl-loTd-uTnoGRAPHER, WASHINGTON: D. C.

U1TITED STATES PATENT OFFICE- OTIS W. ATWOOD, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS,

IMPROVE MENT IN REEFING SAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 188,491, dated March20, 1877; application filed February 26, 1877.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIS W. ATwoon, of Lynn, in the county of Essex andState of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement inUniting and Reefing Sails, of which the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the bowspritand part of a vessel with my improvements attached thereto.- Fig. 2 is adetached view of the grommet. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of thesliding rings.

In the accompanying drawing; the bow of a vessel is seen at A, with thebowsprit B and mast O thereto attached. The jib-stay is shown at D, withthe jib-sail E attached in the usual manner.

In uniting the bonnet F to the sail E I employ grommets having metallicrings K and toggles G,- provided with sheaves or rollers 11 for thereefing-line I, which is drawn through the toggle under the rollers.This is 1 tionwith the toggle G, provided with roller 11, substantiallyas set'forth.

OTIS W. ATWOOD. *Witnesses BENJ. A. WARD, OEARLEs T. RUSSELL.

